| Translator | Royall Tyler |
| First Written | 1050 |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Origin | Japan |
| Publisher | Penguin Classics |
| My Copy | library copy |
| First Read | January 24, 2023 |
The Tale of Genji
Notes
Meh? I need a guide for this, I think. Doesn’t have the natural charm of other old difficult literature - which I usually like! Chaucer for example is old and not very novel-shaped, but I have so much cultural affinity for it. Genji feels pretty foreign!
On the other hand… it’s a thousandyear old ‘novel’ from Japan. Foreign is maybe part of the appeal here? IDK.
On the other hand… it’s a thousandyear old ‘novel’ from Japan. Foreign is maybe part of the appeal here? IDK.
Noted on January 24, 2023